Barge Canal Bridge

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Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #347535

Overview: Bascule bridge over Barge Canal on FL 3 in Merritt Island
Location: Brevard County, Florida
Status: Superstructure replaced
History: Built 1961; rehabilitated 1998
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 297.9 ft.
Deck width: 28.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +28.40833, -80.65833 (decimal degrees)
28°24'30" N, 80°39'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/533466/3142484 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Courtenay
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 15,000
Inventory numbers: FDOT 700072 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12321 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.4 (out of 100)
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